Fish lure



Sept. 7, 1948. A. F. FIBIGER FISH LURE Filed Nov. 28. 1945 Patented Sept. 7, 1948 UNITED s'rA'rss PATENT OFFICE man was Augustus I. Ilbiger, Toledo, Ohio s ut-succumb" ss, ms, Serial No. 031.44:

1 Claim. 43-43) This invention relates to promotion of angling effectiveness for line carried hooks to engage fish.

This invention has utility when incorporated in an artificial bait device including a carrier float having appended thereto fish ensnaring hooks, and a relatively movable wobbling or flappin insect, preferably above or in proximity to the surface of the water and powered-for relative movement as to the carrier by the relative water flow past the carrier.

Referring to the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a longitudinal vertical section thru an embodiment of the invention in normal draft position;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the device of Fig. 1, the hooks not shown; and

Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse section thru the carrier at the well, and omitting the hooks, showing the insect simulating wobbler connection.

A carrier I of general float design has a main body which may generally simulate a minnow in contour. Along a lower side or bottom thereof a sinker portion or weight 1 is incorporated therewith, while the upper portion of the body I includes a chamber 3. The carrier may be formed from a substance of light specific gravity such as a plastic, and may be attractively decorated. A plural snag or ensnaring hook I may be swingably mounted with the carrier I in the region of the weight 2. An additional multiple hook device 5 ma be swingable from the aft or tail region of the carrier I. The hook devices I, i, are anchored to the body by means of screw eyes.

The anglers fish line B may have a loose connection I with a horizontally extending shaft I axially of, and free to turn in, the carrier I. The shaft 8 extends from the forward or nose region of the carrier to a central well or chamber I having an open top III.

Fixed on the shaft 8 just forward of the nose of the carrier I and aft of the connection I, is a radial blade water wheel II. The shaft 8 in the well 9 has fixed therewith a crank I2. The carrier or float I normally rides in water I3 in such a manner that the open top of the well is upward. Whether'in a current of water I3, or by trolling, the relative movement of the water to the carrier I, eflects rotation of the water turbine II, and with it the shaft 8 and its crank I2.

Mounted on the crank I2 is an upwardly extending rigid flne wire lever II passing thru a slide guide Iiflxed in the well 9. The guide I! thus serves as a fulcrum thru which the lever II of the carrier I forward or the opening ll.

elements, said wings being spaced on opposite sides of the connection II and at different angular relations to the arm II.

It is thus seen that rotation of the water wheel II, is transmitted thru the floating lever II, to lift and swing the arm II from side to side of the body I. Thisliftingandcrof the arm I], develops a wobble or fluttering-like action in the wing elements I, 2|. This movement occurs near or partly out of the water. The motion of the carrier I thru the water,to some extent, tends to submerge or spray water on the wing devices ll, 2|, which in their tilting, tend to skim the water. .There is thus light rays glittering on these wings as further flsh enticement to charge the insect as a prey. Such vicious thrusts of the fish toward the insect wings I0, II, do not take into account avoidance of the carrier I nor more particularly the hooks l, I, and there is reward for the angler.

In angling practice, the dimension of the hooks l, t, takes into account the size and character of the flsh which it is sought to catch. Likewise. there may be variation in the size and character of the float. I

While a range of solid or color combinations may be adopted, the experience of applicant is that fish are induced to charge the lure by what 'is happening at the water surface. This is especially true when there are slight disturbances of the water surface, such as those caused by an insect settling thereon, or more particularly struggling against so settling. There is thus importance to the fish for immediate attackto procure the insect as prey before itsstrivings may accomplish ascent and thereby permit it to escape from the possibility of becoming food for the flsh.

During draft of the iish line I, whether to hold the float or carrier body I in a flowing stream of water, or to tow it thru water otherwise quiescent. the water motor is effective to lift and lower the arm ll about the pivotal connection II. This lifting and lowering is incidental to the more enticing eflectiveness oi the side to side swinging of the wing tip ends to strike the water with slight splashes thereby. The fish inducement to attack is thereby most pronouncedly evident. Accordingly, the wobble action contributes materially'to the advantages of the fish lure herein.

What is claimed and it is desired to secure by passes to a universal connection I. with an arm 66 Letters Patent is:

A fish lure body adapted to respond to line draft for less than full submergence in water, a crank shaft extending forwardly from a mid-portion of the body, a line-draft connection to the shaft forwardly of the body, a water wheel fixed to the shaft aft of the connection and forwardly of the body, said body having an upwardly open well from its mid-portion in which well the crank of the shaftis located, a slide guide in the well dispohed upwardly from the shaft, a lever pivotally connected to the crank and extending upwardly thru the guide to protrude above the well Open top, an eye on the body top forwardly of the well, an arm connected to the eye and to the protruding portion of the lever whereby the arm will respond to the crank rotation by up and down and side sway combined movements, pairs of win:

hooks swingably mounted on the body in interceptlng direction of fish ascent toward attacking the wing flutter action of the strips.

AUGUSTUS I". FIBIGER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS 16 Number Name Date 538,00! Adam Apr. 23, 1895 1,762,914 Cornelius s June 10, 1930 

